[A letter for the Janissaries of the Fourth Legion]

[manyconsonants]

Stalwart protectors of Ephia's Well,

I write to you all with a humble request. I am recently arrived in the citadel and was surprised to discover the presence of an armed guard within the temple to Our Mother, B'aara. I am certain a guard has been posted there with the best of intentions. However, I must ask that their posting be moved outside the temple. A temple is a place for prayer, quiet reflection, worship, and learning. That environment is easily upset, even by the presence of goodly folk like our fine Janissaries - garbed as they are with armour and blades. The temple should be a place where the faithful and the curious can escape from the violence of our world, not be confronted by it.

The guard would surely serve his purpose just as well by being stationed outside the door. Should he or any of the Fourth Legion require respite and succour during their trying duties, know that they will never be turned away from our temple. But we do not need constant observation in the home of our goddess. I thank you for reading this letter and considering my request.

Yours in faith,
Brother Joril Marna.

[Blue41]

Brother Marna,

In my time with the Fourth Legion, we've collected our share of cultist doggerel, misguided rhetoric and veiled threats towards the devout of the Wheel, with a special venom saved for the B'aarat. Typically, these words come out to be just that-- toothless and baseless.  When they are not, however, it is those moments I am glad to have a man stationed within The Temple of B'aara sits at the heart of the Souk & Salt, and it simply wouldn't do to leave such a vital part of the Well unprotected.

I can understand your concerns as a refugee new to the Citadel. You'll find that the Janissaries on duty there is quite adept at respecting the silence of the worshippers and staying removed from temple affairs. Pay them no more mind than the architecture.

Lt. R. Colmes